Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-30

! ern citi,s contemplate giving up their ' business % come to Arizoua to rec aim dugrter ac. i;af. h-lt section CT 64J scre. of 3..tr. land! ThAt tho whole : th11g IS a mere speculation is eyI1ent on It- rqra. flat the desert lands pf t5e | tarritnry b. reclaimed by uil means. tut 1 if 1 construe the lss cJfreciiy iy Is does not intend to promote speculative In- [ tCrests
 l The redemption Q; taese iauds is the oue-t;9n ol the hour. 5ut sii caadid | rar-ons rrFae tbEt other -- stems than | those already iuagcurlftd must os adgptfd before a successful solution can be attrinei. lrey .uEiEer agree | thst the natural supply cf water con | tiguous to the leads taEen up under the desert land law, is not sufficient Co IT, | rigate more than half slEeai iy filed Ou, | 80 that the other hos already, or will re- | vert Co the Gov rEmert st ile end ot ! the three yeGrs allowed for re6emp- ! ton.
 The question may Ce asked by the | spernlatqr what harm Eiii result tO lle | Government by the Eeversiln Of theae 1 lands? They say ;he Government has received its stipulated pTi for them, ] and hence DO wfous can bs done. The vrice of the lGri Is not the con sdarstion that should influence tue Government. lt bss 6 higher end uaJisr missi .u .0 perform, ID preserving 1 tbess lands for se'tleTs, and by all law | fTI rieaus prev=ut theic aggregation ID ! the hands Cf the specuiatOr. The Gov ernment urges DO OUe Co purchase its ! lEnds. snd its great n'issi7n IS tn See 1 that they ere re.vrved for acfusl Occu- ration. X spirit of IleTe speculation IS always disasfrous Co the public veal,
 and should never be fostered.
 The 4CJ.797) tolr hundred and five thousand, seven hundred and ninety seven acres uiresdy in this vortex ls ce-t.ipiy enough of lauGs, mostly claimed by aliens, when it is taken il % consideration ihe limited amount of arabic lands in tLis territory Gs best What vs need is men aad v-meE Co Hc- cnav our ruh.r dct1s.u. with .cuy hands Raj wiling hcs-t- ana act sLs-r- CTS and sre,u'at1rs most of them aliens
 tO our sOli.
 ART zsiAS wArEE.
 The ate mp ;JGsveloo a-t,-iha water,
 in suitable quantities 'G. irrigat!un yur- poses has SO Tar proven ffult.s-s- The
 expei.se i5 t0e cf,4: and the results too
 uncertain tr command private cnPlta:
 for the eatc-rfi-' N-lghbcurg states
 and territories have been lihersiiy degl'
 with by Congress ln '.is regard. and It
 does seem that th7 territory should not
 be exempt from similar favors. when It
 "a taken into Cnusl IeTu' ion that ws have
 suffered. fs ne Cther ststo or territory
 has suffered. i1 our u,sterisl pro- -perity,
 by the annual raids uf a bsnd Cf say ages. the especisl wards of the Govern
 ment, that has well nigh nhghfed i1di
 vidual enterprise and dried up the sources ot prosperity.
 The sys,em which is fat gsi ing favor and emhrecei hy cus mo-. troughttui
 mer. IS wstHr strr8-e. LL9 natural reservoirs found iu our mountain, it is Geuous;raie1 can bc utilized for tii-
 purooss. The puUull raIni4il is -Utii
 cient lf tle water could Es storc1 m .tis way for 'ae irrigation o' millions O: acres oi land. Wllu 2. is considered that the feasibility of thl7 plan has heel demonstrated. it 3-t7 seem thst CH1- gress should. hy Gterai isgisla'icu rec- der ail G5s!s'aucc compatible with tGe importance oi she suF.e.t
 Tue future pJosu, ,-ity'Oi {. @ territory is essusel r @ sufficient supply of water can be found for irfg,tiL- purpose. bus without tai-, Es mr-.-r- DOW silrl ths future is not assn 5j, Cr lrrr-a rt prosperity anticipated.
 PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.
 Da-iu- the eyear just closed ] hevo had vas.01s evpt.ieuc 9. s-d ] trIst islis.a r !. H# character and validity os several C'li-l- fled ia this office for eon=i ,esati9r, b1t .l- time required 70 i1ve-,iga;' them end :he iiuaurisl Uea-s at uy c-wmard a-- not =uliieleut t1 enter tuis fe,i. | Conclusions are reudIiy arrived st but She proof ot thesc CogclusIous are not 70 easily obtained.
 The investigatio.s I have thus far made lead me % believe that the great ! majority o' tlese grants were abandoned l 10 good faith. for e. period cf from 10 Co | F years by the original gTsntees, 6ai l ths. Do value was attached to them ] either 5y the principals or their heirs iu l Mexico. The latter have been eagerly | sought for by spccu'aiors mostly from California. and their righ;s, II Eny. pEr- chased for mere song. Necessary | maEipulGtiCns We're reSnfted tO b. tEe-e 1 sgeculators. and the pGpeFs fled in this l office claiming valid tile and asking | this Government Co clbhrm their claims, l and grant them .aEfui posa ssion of | same. The E'es are crowded with Hn- | cIeut documents, time worn and aimcs. ' defeced. and uprn ihoroush investiCa ton may b. fruu3 tp Elva been meur- | factured Tor the Ccc.a;~n ard p:es"Cfed | r. verify doubtful records. To uuravel | this state of things will require hrues: ! aud faithful research not readily Cl- ] taIued from existing .rscuTC1=, ard es- peeIally if but limited nesns E-5 i1T- l nished to do this.
 Congress having. withdrawn the ur1al | appropriations for this work She pro l sumption is that further .uvesriSGGan- ] are not desired.
 How to SD. eddy seti'r the tiile and | extent of these gra..s O. LOW nnd has q been a vexed question.
 Great iliiar.le- 1t O! inion exist. The | dizcussinn Ot d:iT rent plane of settle | menr has hrl urrh io jo with ti a v.ZstiOus delay. Under the pct o' 1851 l when s clgim ! fil.l with .ha Surveyor | General, and li1 report thereon i= Fub mitie3 tc Ccnp-ss-, trp isrcs embraced ! are withdrawn frCU entry. UUdsr this I scs large tracts e; lends are withheld. | much of Eh-ci VII uiiims;ely be thrown open 70 entry hg au adverse decision.
 Agar. claips fled win ;ha Surveyor General hrt oo' reported mon ars n cloud upon th- til's t3 the Ia1ls inclul- ei therein. Gui gre @ constant r1cucce to the setiler. The owners oi shesf claims !et them sleep duErr ttc administration Of Oliicars Hot tur-u hy them ta re favorable. 1gs0vaiio they are active and vigIian. lectiuC ev,drure to forsify their caGsls. and vben s i.vc-aH'e cD- portunily usy arise thsY viii quickly and it ia to he feared successfully. pu n tha matter for Jeci1iou.
 D1urE this .jm- ;He settlers ou tsa land aud inc c ve-nLssat are c;eiar them no attention and mak1ng TO pre- par6.ioCs. The FoUcy ;aGt hes oltsinsi is tla cce.sio- and tha means rf ihe ras- jp-ity ai he-e Ian iTapis. Sau-astiru % Ehst claimants want Gutil faev c.i, O. reasonably assured of action iaTurah.. 90 ;hen. This p1il1g 1 earnestly ury- should Ss abandoned. Ind aSEr=s.vc. speedy ana firal action Undertaken .tl 1-ce. The time q p-opltI1 @. Public
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